The chimes of Big Ben
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(There is no dialogue in this video) This is the bell in Parliament's Clock Tower (Big Ben). The bell at the centre of this film is called Big Ben. There are two possible explanations for the bell's name:
- It could have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the First Commissioner of Works, who was a tall man and known in the House of Commons as Big Ben.
- It may have been named after a champion heavyweight boxer of the time called Ben Caunt. He fought his last fight in 1857 when it was being decided what to call the bell.
Visit http://www.parliament.uk/bigben for more information about Big Ben.
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freakin' awesome video... i favorited it... thanks !!
charissamarluk 4 months ago
Cool :-D
cindy1000000 11 months ago
...... I SAID.... IT'S BLOODY LOUD
daverkl 1 year ago
just wanna stand right inside that bell.
miserybusiness112907 1 year ago
Hope you can come :)
valicourt 1 year ago
These videos are made by the people who run Big Ben
coppertyler 1 year ago
jee i really wanna go to london
penguinsknowbest 1 year ago
anyway.. you should be deaf after making this vid XD
basshunterfreakjeuh 1 year ago
im going to london in two weeks =D its going to be so cool!! but first i will have to do a task about Big Ben...
basshunterfreakjeuh 1 year ago
Thats how my big ben works
mscottmillen 1 year ago